Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering, FPGA Engineer (FOS)

Job Title

Senior Specialist, Electrical Engineering, FPGA Engineer (FOS)

Role Summary

Design and develop FPGA-based hardware and associated microcontroller firmware for Electronic Safe and Arm Devices used in DoD weapon systems. The role covers architecture, RTL design, verification, hardware bring-up, and cross-functional integration to deliver reliable fuzing solutions.

Work spans FPGA RTL (Verilog), verification, firmware integration, lab validation, and process improvement to meet quality and schedule goals.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 6+ years of relevant experience and responsibility for FPGA architecture, verification, and system integration.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Architect, design, implement, and debug FPGA logic (Verilog) targeting Antifuse and enhanced Flash FPGAs.
• Develop and execute verification plans using SystemVerilog/UVM and simulation tools.
• Implement and maintain microcontroller firmware (C; C# knowledge beneficial) and integrate with FPGA designs.
• Perform hardware bring-up, functional debug, and performance profiling in lab and target systems.
• Use lab instruments (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG/ICE, protocol analyzers) for diagnosis and validation.
• Contribute to design verification practices, code reviews, unit testing, and process improvements.
• Use version control systems (SVN, Git, TFS) and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver producible designs.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Strong Verilog HDL experience for FPGA logic design and implementation.
• Embedded C programming experience for microcontrollers, including algorithm development and optimized code.
• Hands-on experience with HDL-based digital design principles, state machines, and timing chains.
• Familiarity with hardware bring-up and lab debug tools (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG/ICE).
• Experience with code version control (SVN, Git, TFS) and standard verification workflows (code reviews, unit testing).

Nice-to-have:

• SystemVerilog for verification (UVM/AVM/VMM/OVM) and experience with QuestaSim or similar simulators.
• Experience with Microsemi/Actel FPGAs and enhanced Flash microcontrollers; C# firmware development.
• Experience with A/D and D/A interfaces, protocol analyzers, and sensor interfaces for embedded systems.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree. Preferred: Graduate degree (reduces required related experience). In lieu of a degree, 10 years of related experience accepted. Fields mentioned or implied: Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.

About the Company

Company: L3Harris Technologies

Headquarters: Melbourne, FL, United States

L3Harris Technologies is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that develops integrated mission systems and technologies across space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains, including communications, sensors, avionics, and electronic warfare for government and commercial customers.